Hailes Wood Camp (Hillfort) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Hailes Wood Camp (Hillfort) by juamei

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Image of Hailes Wood Camp (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

The bank on the southern side, bounded by a modern path along the shallow ditch. Looking west.

Image credit: A. Brookes (4.2.2012)

thesweetcheat Feb 8, 2012

Image of Hailes Wood Camp (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Paths criss-cross the site, making it difficult to know what gaps in the earthwork are modern or original.

Image credit: A. Brookes (4.2.2012)

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Bank along the northwestern side of the fort, looking SW.

Image credit: A. Brookes (4.2.2012)

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The northern end of the earthwork, showing the ground sloping away to the NW.

Image credit: A. Brookes (4.2.2012)

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Looking south along the eastern ditch.

Image credit: A. Brookes (4.2.2012)

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Impressive bank and ditch on the eastern side.

Image credit: A. Brookes (4.2.2012)

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In the ditch near the SE corner.

Image credit: A. Brookes (4.2.2012)

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The SE corner of the earthwork.

Image credit: A. Brookes (4.2.2012)

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Hailes Wood from Hailes. The settlement earthwork is deep in the woods now.

Image credit: A. Brookes (4.2.2012)

thesweetcheat Feb 6, 2012

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Hailes Wood Camp

Hillfort

thesweetcheat Feb 8, 2012

Pastscape description:

The earthwork in Hailes Wood is on a spur of the Cotswold escarpment with steep natural slopes to the west, and more gentle slopes to N and S. The ground rises steadily to the east, and on this side the defence is strongest with a bank up to 2.3m in height above a ditch which is 1.5m deep. On the south side a ditch and slight outer bank is in use as a path, except where it turns at the SW corner to end on the natural slope. The SW approach is also defended by two additional banks between the outer ditch and the level area above it, which has been cut off from the rest of the interior by a ditch up to 1.8m deep. The total area enclosed is 1 1/2-2 acres. Modern paths run through the earthwork, but the entrance near the SE corner may be original.

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